Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
H H S nam ed O utstanding
W eather V olunteer
Engagement A nno uncement
w ard- Pearson
Steve Brownfield (left) receives the Outstanding Weather
Volunteer award on behalf of HHS from Dennis Hull, NWS
Warning Coordination Meteorologist from Pendleton.
Heppner High School
has
been
nam ed
an
O u ts ta n d in g
W e a th e r
V olunteer by the N ational
W eather Service (N W S) in
Pendleton. The recognition
w as given to High School
Principal W ade Sm ith and
s c ie n c e te a c h e r S te v e
Brownfield on April 3.
H eppner
H ig h
operates an automatic weather
s ta tio n
th a t
c o lle c ts
tem perature, humidity, wind,
rainfall, and pressure data and
transm its that inform ation to
th e I n te r n e t w h e re it is
re trie v e d by th e W eath er
Service. The data are updated
every five minutes. Although
the data are unofficial, the
N W S u se s it to p ro v id e
updated forecasts, w atches,
and warnings to the residents
a n d tr a v e le r s in c e n tr a l
M orrow County. The station
has been operational tor the
past tw o years. B efore that,
w eather data w as received
only once per day from the
official w eather observer in
Heppner.
The w eather data are
available from the H eppner
High School Internet site at
w w w .hhs.m orrow .kl2.or.us
and also from the N ational
W e a th e r
S e r v ic e
at
w w w .w rh .n o a a .g o v /
pendleton/index.shtm l and
heard on ]sjOAA W eather
Radio at 162.425 MHz.
“ Having the weather
data from Heppner has really
increased our ability to watch
temperature and wind trends,”
explained Dennis Hull, NW S
W a rn in g
C o o r d in a tio n
M eteorologist. “ We can also
correlate rainfall estimates from
the weather radar at Pendleton
to w hat is ac tu a lly being
m easured at the high school.
This ¡s especially important in
flash flood-prone areas such
as Heppner.”
The National Weather
Service is the primary source
0f weather data, forecasts and
warnings for the United States
and its territories and operates
the m ost advanced w eather
and flood warning and forecast
system in the world, helping to
protect lives and property and
enhance the national economy,
j 0 leam m ore about N W S,
visit weather gov.
N O A A is dedicated
t 0 e n h a n c in g e c o n o m ic
security and national safety
through the prediction and
re s e a rc h o f w e a th e r a n d
clim ate-related events and
p ro v id in g e n v iro n m e n ta l
stew ardship o f the nation's
coastal and marine resources.
To learn m ore about N O A A ,
please visit www.noaa.gov.
Rebecca Ward and Andrew Pearson
Tom and B onnie B ennett, o f H eppner, w ish to
announce the engagem ent o f the daughter Rebecca S. Ward,
Heppner, to A ndrew S. Pearson, o f Green River, WY, son o f
Keith and Eileen Pearson o f Hermiston.
The bride-elect is a H eppner High graduate. She is
currently employed as a physical therapy technician at Eastern
Oregon Physical Therapy in Hermiston.
The groom -elect graduated from G reen River High
School in Green River, WY. He is currently attending Brigham
Young University in Provo, UT.
The couple plans an A pril 26, 2003 w edding in
Hermiston.
Langley - Krebs
MS Walk will be held April 12
Nathan (Nate) Lee Langley and Jessica Cook Krebs,
both o f M oscow, Idaho, will be m arried on July 5 ,2 0 0 3 in
lone.
Jessica is the daughter o f Clint and Maureen Krebs o f
lone. She is a 1999 graduate o f lone High School and will
(L-R) Bill and Sherry Ewing and Bill and Merilee graduate from the University o f Idaho in May.
McDowell participated in last year's MS Walk.
N ate is the son o f Tracey and Linda Langley o f
Fruitland, Idaho. He is a 1998 graduate o f Fruitland High
Lace up your walking shoes, grab a friend and come School and will also graduate from the University o f Idaho in
enjoy the day. The 2003 R ebif MS Walk in H eppner is this May.
Saturday, April 12, starting at 9 a.m., at the All Saint’s Episcopal
Church. There is still time to collect pledges and register the
day o f the walk. Bring pledges in an envelopes to the church
The Blue M ountain
betw een 8-9 a.m.
The seminar is open to
Community College Livestock
Remember, if you bring $ 100 the day o f the walk you
anyone and will offer hands-
Judging Team will conduct a
will be eligible for a T-shirt that day while supplies last. With
on experience in livestock
clinic on Saturday, April 26 at
pledges o f $ 125 or more after the walk your T-shirt and prizes
ju d g in g for beef, sw ine, and
th e
U m a tilla
C o u n ty
will be mailed to you.
s h e e p . T h e B M C C team
Faiigrounds in Hermiston from
Currently, there are 87 walkers registered and $3,200
members will offer instruction
1-3 p.m. The Riverside 4-H
in pledges so “we are closer to our goal o f 100 w alkers and
on what animal characteristics
club o f Echo is sponsoring the
$10,000,” stated Merilee M cDowell, walk chairman.
ju d g es look for, ratings and
clinic.
oral reasoning. T his is an
opportunity for everyone at
$ 1 0 ,0 0 0 PRICE REDUCTION plus $ 5 ,0 0 0 CREDIT T O BUYER a t
any 4-H or FFA level to leam
clo sin g . T his H ep p n er h e ritag e h o m e h a s b e e n b a rg a in -p ric e d to g e t it sold.
m o re a n d im p ro v e th e ir
W arm th a n d c a su a l e le g a n c e defined - front p arlo r h a s sliding p o c k e t do o rs
livestock judging skills.
to form al entry, fam ily room with w ood stove, lots of beautiful w oodw ork
th ro u g h o u t. M ain floor b e d ro o m plus four m o re on the s e c o n d floor. H uge
c o v e re d p o rc h e s front, side, b a c k a n d up. Two lots with c a rria g e h o u se ,
g a rd e n sh e d , c o v e re d w ood sto ra g e a n d alley a c c e s s . NOW $ 1 1 0 ,0 0 0 . 5 6 5
K a telvn n M arie
N orth G ale.
Hire- a daughter, Katelynn
WORK FROM HOME. T his beautiful Q u e e n A nne h o m e w as form erly a
M arie was bom M arch 21,
b e d a n d b re a k fa st an d c a n be o n c e m ore. Filled with period d etails - F rench
2003 to R aym ond and Lori
d o o rs, h ard w o o d floors, tall c a s e m e n t w indow s. G a m e tab le n o o k in front
Hire o f Culver. ( irandparents
p arlo r tower. U p d ated c o u n try k itch en h a s tile co u n te rs, c e n te r island, m ini
are Robert and Lauri Hire o f
p o t belly sto v e. V erm ont C asting g a s sto v e in fam ily room . Lovely yard,
H e p p n e r an d B yron and
g a rd e n a n d p a tio all privacy fen ced . F our b e d ro o m s, tw o b a th s. $ 1 4 5 ,0 0 0 .
Carol R udishauser o f John
Day. K atelynn jo in s sister
5 8 5 N orth G ale.
Youth livestock judging clinic planned
Births
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Sixth Annual Watershed Field Day to
be held in May
A s a re su lt o f the
generosity o f about 20 local
businesses and organizations,
the Watershed Field Days will
be a reality again this year.
With M easure 2 8 ’s dem ise
and other education funding
cuts, the Field D ays w ere
headed for the “trash bin.” For
th e p a s t fiv e y e a rs , th e
W atershed Field Days have
created an invaluable learning
experience with in-the-field
le a rn in g a b o u t o u r m o st
valuable re s o u rc e - w ater.
M ore than 1800 elem entary,
middle school and high school
students have participated in
the Field Days over the years.
The Umatilla-Morrow
Education Service D istrict’s
(E S D ) N a tu ra l R e so u rc e
S y s te m s
C o n s o rtiu m
announces the sixth annual
Watershed Field Days will be
held M ay 5-9. The first two
days o f hands-on education
will be at the M cK ay Creek
site, east o f Pilot Rock, the
next two days will be held at
the Willow Creek site, west o f
lone and the final day will be
held at the Umatilla River site,
w est o f H e rm isto n . E SD
expects nearly 800 students in
g rad es 4-12 from sixteen
Umatilla and Morrow County
schools will attend the four-
d ay e v e n t. E ach d ay the
students will rotate am ong
seven different learning stations
that include: Soil Development
and Formation; W eather and
W atersh ed s; W heat P lant
I d e n tif ic a tio n a n d P la n t
Experimentation Procedures;
M apping-M ath Applications
in N atural Resources, GPS
and com pass w ork; M acro
invertebrate Sam pling and
Identification; Water Quality
M onitoring and Testing; and
Stream Bank Stabilization and
Restoration.
D o n o rs su p p o rtin g
n a tu ra l re s o u rc e sy ste m s
e d u c a tio n th ro u g h th e
Watershed Field Days include:
Mid-Columbia Bus Company,
M o rro w C o u n ty S W C D ,
O reg o n F o rest R eso u rces
I n s titu te , JS H F a rm s ,
Hermiston Generating Plant,
O re g o n W h e a t G ro w e rs
League, J.R. Sim plot, Eagle
R a n c h , B e tty K le p p e r,
Hermiston Irrigation District,
S tre b in
F a rm s ,
W est
Extension Irrigation District,
W h e a tla n d In s u r a n c e -
Pendleton, M ikam i Farm s,
M o rro w C o u n ty G ra in
G ro w ers, B an n er B ank,
O re g o n W ater C o a litio n ,
M adison Farm s, Pizza Hut
and Brenda Simpson.
Presenters from area
natural resource agencies and
schools will teach the Field
D ay S ta tio n s . A g e n c ie s
participating in the Field Days
include: Oregon Department of
A g r ic u ltu r e ,
USDA-
Agriculture Research Station,
O regon D epartm ent o f Fish
and
W ild life ,
The
C onfederated Tribes o f the
Umatilla Indian Reservation,
U m a tilla S oil a n d W ater
C o n s e r v a tio n
D is tr ic t,
M o rro w S o il a n d W ater
Conservation District, OSU-
C olum bia B asin R esearch
S tation, N atural R esource
C o n s e r v a tio n
S e r v ic e ,
M onum ent
W a te rs h e d
C o u n c il, A rm y C o rp o f
Engineers, Monument Soil and
Water Conservation District,
Umatilla National Forest, and
the W om en In F o re s try ’s
ed u cation program “Talk
About Trees.”
Field Day organizers
will invite teachers to bring
advanced science students to
th e fie ld d a y as s ta tio n
p r e s e n te r s a n d h e lp e r s -
science classes will be teaching
th e M a c r o - in v e r te b ra te
Sam pling and Identification
Station and M apping. Field
Biology students will have the
opportunity to present the
Water Quality Monitoring and
T esting Station at various
stations.
The W atershed Field
Day exposes students to the
c o n c e p t o f “ W a te rsh e d .”
Within the Watershed concept,
the statio n s focus on tw o
themes: agricultural practices
that benefit the environm ent
and healthy streartts evaluatibn ’
and restoration skills.
Stations are designed
to p ro v id e s tu d e n ts w ith
hands-on contextual learning
activities that focus on a few
o f the many components that
m a k e u p th e s tu d y o f
Watershed systems.
Dates to Remember:
M cK ay Creek Site: M ay 5-
6, 9:30 a.m .-2 p.m .; W illow
Creek Site: M ay 7-8, 9:30
a.m.-2 p.m .; Um atilla River
Site: May 9,9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
MCWG to host spring golf scramble
Jessica Krebs and Nathan Langley
Proudly offered by: Kathy Neal, Broker, GRI American West Properties
Office: (541) 481-2888 - Cell: (541) 720-2030
Wednesday, Apnl 9, 2003 - THREÊ
C assandra Jean, 2 Vi.
The M orrow County
W heat Growers will present
th e ir a n n u a l s p rin g g o lf
scramble, “Swing Into Spring”
on Tuesday, April 15 at the
W illow Creek Country Club
in Heppner.
There will be awards
for the best team score; the
w o rs t te a m s c o re ; b e s t
in d iv id u a l s c o re ; w o rs t
individual score; Hole in One;
several Hole in O ne prizes
including a brand new Ford
Escape and Chevrolet 3/4 ton
pickup; and much more.
Registration opens at
8:30 a.m., with a shotgun start
at 9 a.m. Participants do not
have to have a team o f four to
M a g n e tic
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play. Players can register their
participation by m ailing $30
per p la y e r to th e O reg o n
Wheat Growers League office,
115 SE 8th Street, Pendleton,
O R 97801; or by phone -
(541) 276-7330, f a x -(5 4 1 )
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s c h ris t@ o w g l.o rg , or by
calling County President Ken
Klinger at (541) 422-7580 or
Vice President Justin Miller at
(541)422-7014.
Fellowship with Other Women ot all Faiths
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Speaker: Cheri Corder ot Spokane, WA.
“The Five Languages of Love"
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For the young and old
Learn new w ays to help others feel cherished
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St. Patrick's Parish Hall, Heppner
When:
Monday, April 28, at 6 p.m.
What:
Spring Salad Buffet and Guest Speaker
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This year's aponaor: Seventh-Day Adventist Church
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